The World Meteorological Organization’s State of the Climate in Asia 2024 report warns that the region is warming nearly twice as fast as the global average, driving more extreme weather and posing serious threats to lives, ecosystems, and economies. In 2024, Asia experienced its warmest or second warmest year on …
This IUCN review released in Copenhagen highlights the way climate change is adversely affecting marine, terrestrial and freshwater habitats. Arctic fox, Leatherback turtle, Beluga whale, Salmon and Ringed seal are amongst 10 species "destined to be hardest hit by climate change." The Polar Bear has come to symbolise the impacts …
Assessment of coral disease prevalence was carried out in six islands in the northern region of the Gulf of Mannar during February 2007. Assessment was made in two sites in each island and three transects were laid in each site. white band, white plaque, white spot, pink spot, black spot, …
This handbook was conceived as a practical tool to be used by decision-makers and practitioners in both tourism sector and ICZM (Integrated Coastal Zone Management). It provides a kind of
This policy brief was prepared by the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UNDESA), Division for Sustainable Development, and reviews the topic of ocean acidification and current UN actors that are considering oceans issues. It also presents policy options related to: international action on mitigating carbon dioxide emissions; information …
The surface ocean plays a critical role in the global carbon cycle, absorbing approximately one quarter of the carbon dioxide emitted to the atmosphere from the burning of fossil fuels, deforestation, and other human activities. As more and more anthropogenic CO2 has been emitted into the atmosphere, the ocean has …
The diversity and spatial patterns of polychaetes, a proven proxy for environmental assessment studies, were studied in 28 stations covering subtidal and intertidal segments as well as bunders and docks of the Mumbai Port. Univariate and multivariate analyses of polychaete data were used to determine the level of environmental degradation …
The India Integrated Coastal Zone Management Project is proposed to be implemented by Ministry of Environment and Forests, Government of India, the Forests & Environment Department, Government of Gujarat, the Forests & Environment Department, Government of Orissa, and Department of Environment, Government of West Bengal under a proposed World Bank …
This document provides an overview of the interactions between the ocean and climate and describes the impacts of climate change on the marine ecosystems and the goods and services they provide human society. Further, it outlines a set of recommendations for marine-related mitigation and adaptation policy and implementation actions. The …
In responding to climate change, the specific nature of coastal areas calls for special approaches. On the one hand, these areas are highly vulnerable to climate change impacts; on the other, healthy coastal wetland ecosystems, such as mangrove forests, can reduce that vulnerability as they pro-vide protection from climate impacts …
The IUCN report, The Management of Natural Coastal Carbon Sinks, launched at the climate change and protected area summit in Granada, Spain. The first in-depth study revealing the latest science of marine ecosystems, such as seagrass meadows, mangroves and salt marshes, shows that they have a much greater capacity to …
The odd whale, dolphin or shark swimming near Bombay High may not drop dead as it passes by the garbage dump that is Mumbai's coastline, but it is no indicator of the health of the local marine ecosystem. Less hardy species like molluscs and small fish are bearing the brunt …
PARADIP: A team of scientists from Wildlife Institute of India, Dehra Dun, visited the Devi and Jatadhari river mouths yesterday to study the impact of oil slick from sunken vessel Black Rose on endangered Olive Ridley turtles. The sunken vessel has triggered concern among fishermen, environmentalists and marine scientists as …
ALAPPUZHA: Many of the anthropogenic activities adversely affect marine biodiversity, and the globalwarming which brings about change in the temperature and wind pattern makes ocean difficult for animals to survive, said F G Benno Pereira, coordinator, Conservation Research Group, department of Aquaculture and Biochemistry, St Alberts College. He was presenting …
PARADIP: A major portion of the Jatadhari river mouth has been covered by black oil reportedly leaking from the sunken Mongolian vessel Black Rose. Besides, fishermen have also witnessed oil slick on sea surface from Sandhkuda to Jatadhari river mouth and in Badtanda area of Erasama block. Local fishermen alleged …
ALAPPUZHA: Sea gift Exhibition, Alappuzha, in association with PG and Research Department of Zoology, SN College, will organise a seminar on marine biodiversity at SN College Seminar Hall here on Monday. The seminar is sponsored by Kerala State Council for Science, Technology and Environment (KSCSTE). RDC convener, SN College, K …
Almost all animals face similar basic ecological problems such as a suitable place to live in, appropriate foods to consume, escape from enemies and producing offspring etc. Some areas are good for feeding and some for breeding. Sometimes these areas are widely separated places. Even if suitable areas are found, …
Fifteen commercially important verities of fish have so far disappeared over a decade from the Sitakunda sea belt in Chittagong because of massive seawater contamination by unsafe ship-breaking, according to a study. The study shows that fishes like River Shad (Tenualusa Ilisha), Jwelled Shad (Ilisha filigera) locally known as Choikka, …
This report comprises six chapters focusing on issues relating to coastal zone management across the broad themes of climate change, the environment and governance arrangements. However, it is acknowledged that there are important issues concerning coastal zone management that cut across these broad themes. This report seeks to avoid creating
Gandhinagar: The Gujarat government plans to complete bankable detailed project report (DPR) within a year for the revised Kalpasar project, which is smaller in size costing just about Rs 28,000 crore as against the original plan of Rs 60,000 crore. A top aide of Chief Minister Narendra Modi said,
Environment watchdog Greenpeace on Thursday warned that the costs of the Paradip oil spill caused by the drowning of the Mongolian ship MV Black Rose on September 9, in terms of damage to ecology, could be far more than what a clean-up would involve. "As we move forward, the focus …
